A Kitchen Aid giveaway!

T’is the season for giving, right? Well in today’s post there’s a gift for everyone and a very special gift for one lucky reader

You all know how often I make macarons, right? And you must know by now how lost I would be without my Kitchen Aid stand mixer, right? I’ve made so many macarons over the past few years and the Kitchen Aid makes it so easy. I’ve worked a lot on tweaking my go-to recipe, down to timing how long to whip the egg whites at different speeds on the mixer. But if you’re not using a stand mixer, it’s often hard to visualise what the egg whites look like at the various stages. Which is why I made a little video for you all today, showing exactly how they look. I hope you find it useful! I have a couple more videos (the macaronnage – folding the dry ingredients into the meringue – and my piping technique) to share with you soon too!

There are 3 ways to enter (maximum of three entries per person for the duration of the contest).

1. Leave me a comment on this post telling me me the first thing you would “whip up” with your KA stand mixer.
2. Go to the Kitchen Aid Colourology website, take the quiz to find your KA stand mixer colour and come back here to leave a comment telling me your colour.
3. Tweet the following message: “I entered to win a Kitchen Aid stand mixer from @eatlivtravwrite and you can too (Canada only) http://bit.ly/Swcqvj” then come back to leave a comment on this post letting me know you did.

Eligibility and contest rules:

– Open to Canadian residents (excluding residents of Québec)
– No purchase of any product necessary for entry.
– Winner will be chosen randomly (using www.random.org) from all qualified entries on December 14th after 4pm EST.
– Winner must answer a skill-testing question in order to claim the prize.
– Winner will be announced on eat. live. travel. write. on Saturday December 15th.
– The prize consists of of one Artisan® Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer Flour Power™ Rating – 9 Cup (2.1L) in the colour of your choice

make macarons just like these!

Macaron classes in Toronto

If you’re in Toronto, I have a few macaron classes scheduled in the next few months – including a December holiday-themed class! Check out my schedule here.

Disclosure: Kitchen Aid Canada is supplying one stand mixer to give away to the winner of this contest. I have not been compensated for writing this post.

I would want to win this for my daughter! The first thing she would do is make macaroons in her new mixer, She has wanted a mixer like this forever and loves macaroons! I want to help her full fill her dream and give her the mixer she wants so bad! fingers crossed

Beautiful macs, nice video and a beautiful mixer Mardi. I just might try to make a batch of macs with a new KA mixer! Only made them once and while they did turn out, I have a feeling it was just beginners luck

Hi Posted the retweet on my twitter account, @customersright. I would whip up cookies in my new mixer…. then brownies, then a cake, then….
Apparently my mixer should be white (my alternate colours were purple or blue).

A batch of macarons!! Definitely want to see how much of a difference there is between a new Kitchen Aid and my 25-yr old Oster stand mixer.
Followed possibly by delicious choux puffs to sandwich some smoked salmon mmmm

I’d actually like to win this for my mom (she’s had the same old-school white-plastic Kitchen Aid since she got married 25 years ago – it’s held together by a few large elastic bands!). And she would probably whip up some Mennonite Peppermint Cookies first! ‘Tis the season!

Life moves fast, and sometimes we forget to stop. Although it looks bold, Cobalt Blue remains humble, as it knows how to take advantage of the space around it. Whether you like clean lines or soft curves, this hue will make you appreciating your surroundings.

‘Some like it hot, and this shade drips with desire. Drawn to those who are confident, Empire Red is not for the faint of heart, as its beauty harnesses the wandering eye. Placed on white, marble or stainless steel, this hue brings the passion.’
Awesome!

PS. I had a hand-held mixer until recently, but the beaters literally flew apart one day while I was making cookies. True story. Not trying to weight this contest towards those less-mixered in any way.

I’d love to give my hands a break when it comes to baking healthy treats for me and my 8 year old. A new Kitchen Aid mixer would surely do the trick. The first thing I would make would be Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins – they’re a staple in my house :))

I would whip up fluffy egg whites to finally overcome my fear of making soufflés… I love that I can make cheesy ones AND sweet ones. Desserts and cheese are my kryptonite! *fingers crossed* Hope I win!

Pistachio is totally not my colour. While it is definitely a favourite of mine to use in desserts and at the top of my gelato flavour faves… I didn’t think the colour represents me! I’m more of a red! But that’s what the test says I am!

The first thing I would make would be a cranberry and pistachio nougat for the holidays – something my handheld mixer just cannot stand up to! And then a marzipan laced stollen -which i now make by hand.
The mixer in caviar would be so perfect on my counter (though I’ve a secret fetish for the cinnamon gloss one as well)

Green Apple is my favourite colour! I would LOVE to have one. All the colours are great, but this one is mine for sure. I would whip up a gorgeous chocolate mousse (my mother’s fabulous recipe) first with this machine.

I would definitely have great use for A beautiful KitchenAid mixer…I do not care what colour..red, black or silver would be my choices though…
I would whip up some christmas whipped shortbread cookies…I am asked to make them every year and with a KitchenAid Mixer it would be that much easier to spread the christmas spirit by giving all of my friends and family my famous Shortbread Cookies…
That would be sweet:)

The quiz tells me my colour should be Buttercup but I am more inclined to go with Tangerine or Persimmon ~ those are my favourite colours and I would love to own a KitchenAid stand mixer, I might be able to make some real goodies for my family as my hand mixer is about to bite the dust!

The first thing I would whip up in my Ice Blue (colour chosen for me) mixer would be the mixture for Creme Brulee..

We currently own a white Kitchen Aid stand mixer that was generously passed down to me from my mother in law 12 yrs ago.. she owned it for almost 20 years before I even recieved it .. for a 30 yr old stand mixer.. it still works fabulous

The first thing i would make if toffee bars with my granddaughters Kay & Kas; my Apple Green Kitchen Aid standmixer (colour chosen for me), would enjoy how much baking cookies (gingersnaps, nut-balls, chocolatechip, peanutbutter, ) all my angels favorites, as we gather every other weekend to bake healthy goodies for the school days…

We currently use a handmixer, i have always dream of a stand alone mixer but have never been able to afford one, so winning one would make a dream come true <3

I took the test as I just love the colour possibilities…my colour was Empire Red. There are so many things that I would love to whip up with the Kitchen Aid stand-up mixer…I would like to try my homemade bread recipe and 18 year old daughter loves to cook and makes a homemade chocolate cake to die for!

what do you know – it works! the Kitchen Aid site selected green apple which is what i would have chosen for myself! i found this site while taking a break from cookie-making… how sweet it would be to have the ‘cadilac’ of kitchen aids to assist in future cookie adventures…

The first thing I would like to make is Melting Moments, a very old Christmas recipe that I have not been able to make with my old Kitchen Aid (26 years old and still going) because I am afraid it will quit on me.

The Kitchen Aide mixer
in delicious apple green
Would bring me joy
like you’ve never seen
First would be crust
for a tangy lemon pie
With meringue touched in peaks
so stiff and so high
Now onto the shortbread
Christmas pudding would be great
One thing about baking
It’s never to late.
here is my Santa letter
Sent right to the source
Kitchen Aid is the best…

I had thought about trying a batch of dinner buns, but chef Lynn showed the plan for my next treat tray, Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting, that, I think is the answer to a nice visit with friends.

I have been thinking of buying a Kitchen Aid stand mixer when (a)I can afford it or (b) when my old Sunbeam gives out. The first thing I would make would probably be cookies. My colour would be Willow blue

If I was fortunate enough to win a Kitchen Aid stand mixer, I would make two things…my mom’s homemade pizza crust that I have a hard time making, and pie crust for dessert. I would share the treats with my friends.

I just made buttercream icing, well butter and Bailey’s cream icing tonight for the first time and it took forever and I thought how much nicer and easier it would have been with a Kitchenaid mixer! So that’s my answer! I would use the mixer for the first time to make buttercream icing! lol
Thanks!

The first thing I would mix up with the Kitchen Aid stand mixer is a double batch of my Italian Meringue buttercream frosting. When I tried a double batch in my little one I flung gobs of butter all over my kitchen!

Home made pie, crust and all (what ever flavour the hubby wants) and Bread. I have been dreaming for one for a long time. I even have a space saved on my counter for when I get a Red one someday….. it would never go under the counter. I would use it too much! 😉

I entered your cool contest! I took the quiz a few times just to see what it would come up with for me. It said my colors were Crystal Blue, Boysenberry, Pistachio green, white, and the Blue Willow. So it seemed to center around blue or green colors for me. Which is kind of suitable because my favorite color is blue. I LIKE the Cornflower Blue the best. Then the Bayleaf green, the Tangerine, the Majestic Yellow, the Persimmon, and the Pink. So it would be hard to pick only one color because they come in so many delicious colors! Yum! But if I had to pick only one color, it would be the Cornflower Blue one!

If I had this wonderful mixer, the first thing I would make would be whipped cream, so see if it does a better job than my old hand mixer. I get very tired of getting spatters of cream all over my kitchen and taking for ever to whip the cream into what I want.

Hi Mardi, I will whip up cupcakes. My colour is Metallic Chrome. Though I prefer the red. I have posted this giveaway to twitter. Also, I would like to attend your Macaron making classes on Dec 15th but when I call that number, the lady there doesn’t know any information. How do I sign up for it? I would appreciate more information please? Thank you, Pamela

Hi my color was cobalt blue and i would whip up a batch of Imperial Cookies not only are they delicious but they are my parents favorite cookie. They get a tin every Christmas and they enjoy them with their tea on Christmas night after the big meal…

Some like it hot, and this shade drips with desire. Drawn to those who are confident, Empire Red is not for the faint of heart, as its beauty harnesses the wandering eye. Placed on white, marble or stainless steel, this hue brings the passion.

With its warm undertones and subtle charm, Almond Cream is reminiscent of those summers spent baking with Grandma. Just like those days playing mother’s little helper, this shade makes a counter feel cozy and your space inviting.

The first thing I’d whip up if I win this Kitchen Aid mixer would be macaroons! I just tried them for the first time this year and I love them! But with school around I haven’t had a chance to try to make them at home yet! So I’m looking forward to trying this Christmas holidays.

1. The first thing I would whip up are these macarons!
2. My colour is pear!
3. I tweeted “I entered to win a Kitchen Aid stand mixer from @eatlivtravwrite and you can too (Canada only) http://bit.ly/Swcqvj “

My colour is the sleek and timeless Caviar!
I would probably christen my new Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer with a batch of classic (and also timeless) chocolate chip cookies!
Aaaand I tweeted: https://twitter.com/Devon__Taylor

Hi Mardi! I guess the first thing I would whip up using the KA mixer are macarons! I’ve been wanting to give it a try for so long! Plus with your tutorial, it should work like a charm! Happy Holidays! And have a nice trip!

My colour: Persimmon. Love the colour, the fruit, and especially the stand master. First task would be to pull the rubber band off my grandmother’s dogeared recipe notebook to make a German Chocolate cake. Haven’t had that since I was like 10 years old. Thanks Mardi for piquing a wonderful food memory.

So first I am baking a lot so I’d say a bread sounds like a good plan for my first ‘whip-up’.
Secondly for some weird reason my color is persimmon
Third is all tweeted away Check it at https://twitter.com/BakingGlory

I would make some wheat free cinnamon buns. Which I have never made before because I do not own the stellar, rockin’, incredible, excellent, fabulous Kitchen Aid mixer so I would have to research to find just the right recipe and then I would probably eat them all at once because I have no will power, hence why I studied nutrition. Eatmorevegmovement.ca
I’ve also tweeted about the contest!